Sentence examples for gradually diverted from inspiring English sources

Davis, on the other hand, is gradually diverted from his boorish task.

The force of the water also created a second gap at the upper end of the trench that gradually diverted the river until the trench itself was left dry.

Rough Trade spawned a distribution network and record label (signings over the years include the Smiths, the Strokes and the Libertines), which gradually diverted Travis's energies from the shop.

Subsidies would also be gradually diverted away from the largest farms, with caps on payments to the biggest farmers.Mr Fischler's proposals are not just driven by the EU's politics but are being made with an eye on the new round of global trade talks being held under the auspices of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

It gradually diverts the damage towards the edge of the specimen and causes premature fatigue failure.

The purpose of the operation was to begin the delicate process of tying off shared veins and gradually diverting blood flow so that each boy has his own network of blood vessels to carry blood away from the brain.

When this occurs, the segment of the wash downstream from where it is diverted gradually turns back into an area of an abandoned wash.

Gradually, singlehandedly, he diverts enough cash and weaponry to the Mujahadin to enable the Soviets' first military defeat, the downfall of their empire, the end of the Cold War, the rise of the Taliban and Bin Laden, etc, etc. Almost accidentally, whether for better or worse (the jury will be out on that one for centuries), Charlie Wilson changed the world.

To aggravate matters, the dominant crop is cotton, which is particularly thirsty.So as rivers travel down the region and water gets diverted for irrigation, their flow gradually turns into a trickle.

The siege of Nicaea marks also the high point of the Umayyad raids, as new threats and defeats on their far-flung frontiers diverted Umayyad strength elsewhere, while Byzantine power gradually recovered.

In the 19th century Al-Ḥillah Al-Ḥillah Streamadually decreased, restricting local agriculture, but the Hindīyah Barrage, built in 1913, diverted more water into the channel.